Word · Frequency #5010
Fully loadedprevailing
获胜；占上风
prevailing is the present participle of prevail.
prove superior or win
- 1.
To be superior in strength, dominance, influence, or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand; to outnumber others.
在力量、支配、影响或频率上占优势；占上风；超过他人
- 2.
To triumph; to be victorious.
获胜；胜利
- 3.
To be current, widespread, or predominant; to have currency or prevalence.
流行、广泛或占主导地位；具有流行性或普遍性
- 4.
To succeed in persuading or inducing.
成功说服或诱导
流行；盛行；继续存在；有效；适用；成立；说服；成功说服；在力量、支配、影响或频率上占优势；占上风；超过他人；获胜；胜利
In use
After a long argument, patience finally prevailed and we reached an agreement.
Our team prevailed in the last minute with a clever penalty kick.
In the debate, clear evidence prevailed over empty promises.
prevail over/against sb/sth
表示在竞争或对抗中获胜。
Justice will prevail over injustice.
正义将战胜不公。
prevail among/in ...
表示某种现象或观念普遍存在。
This custom still prevails in rural areas.
这一习俗在农村地区仍然盛行。
prevail upon/on sb to do sth
较正式，用于劝说某人做某事。
Connections
Collocations
- prevail over
- 战胜；占优势
- Justice will prevail over injustice.正义将战胜非正义。
- prevail against
- 战胜；击败
- She prevailed against her illness.她战胜了疾病。
- prevail upon
- 说服；劝说
- He prevailed upon me to stay.他说服了我留下。
- prevail in
- 在…中盛行；在…中占优势
- This custom still prevails in rural areas.这种习俗在农村地区仍然盛行。
- prevailing winds
- 盛行风；主导风
- The prevailing winds blow from the west.盛行风从西边吹来。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象pre（前）与vail（谐音'威'），提前展现威力就能占优势或盛行。
Context & Register
通常用于正式或书面语境，表示在竞争、争论或数量上占优势，也可表示某种趋势或观点普遍存在。多用于叙述性或分析性文体。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the '-ail' ending pronounced /eɪl/ and rhyme with the second syllable of 'prevail'.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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